After flying high against Bowman Academy last Wednesday, Illiana Christian came back down to earth. The Illiana Christian Vikings lost to the Victory Christian Academy Lions on the road by a 77-62 margin on Friday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Wednesday (55), the Vikings still had to take the loss.
Jake Scott
| 01/31/25 @ Victory Christian Academy | 26 |
| 01/14/25 vs Andrean | 24 |
| 01/25/25 @ Timothy Christian | 19 |
| 01/18/25 @ Hobart | 17 |
| 12/16/24 @ Highland | 17 |
Despite the loss, Illiana Christian still got an impressive performance from Jake Scott, who went 8 of 18 on his way to 26 points and five boards. The dominant performance gave Scott a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Dane Van Essen, who posted 12 points.
It was another big night for Gavin Whitaker, who went 6 for 8 from beyond the arc to rack up 32 points along with seven rebounds and three steals for Victory Christian Academy. Whitaker is crushing it when it comes to points: he's scored at least 16 every time he's taken the court this season. Carter Herrold was another key player, dropping a double-double on 18 points and 13 boards.
Illiana Christian's loss dropped their record down to 7-11. As for Victory Christian Academy, their record now sits at 11-4.
Illiana Christian didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 62-45 win against Calumet New Tech on the 6th. As for Victory Christian Academy, they have also already played their next contest, a 66-65 defeat against Phalen Leadership Academy on the 1st.
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